Title page is fully engraved and signed by G. Vogel

This work was compiled by Johann Jacob Römer who also was responsible for the prefatory material. It includes the work of Domenico Vandelli, intended to introduce this little known author to European botanists

"Dominici Vandelli Dissertatio de arbore draconis sev Dracaena", p. [37]-46, has divisional title page

"Dominci Vandelli Facicvlvs plantarvm cvm novis generibvs et speciebvs", p. [47]-66, has divisional title page

"Florae lvsitanicae et brasiliensis specimen. *Plantae exoticae. B. Brasiliensis. Et Epistolae ab ervditus viris Carolo à Linné Antonio de Haen ad Dominicvm Vandelli scriptae", p. [67]-164, has divisional title page

"Viro amplissimo, et celeberrimo D. D. Dominco Vandellio philosopho et medico avctissimo S. Pl. D. Car. Linnaevs", p. 165-184, has separate caption title

Signatures: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) A-L⁸ (A1, C3, E2, versos blank) M⁴

Engraved tail pieces

Includes eight folded leaves of plates numbered I, IIa and IIb, and III-VII bound following p. 184

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time

Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus literaturae botanicae omnium gentium (1872-1877 edition)

Stafleu, F.A. Taxonomic literature (2nd ed.)

John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in contemporary worn calf with marbled boards

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund

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